Eman M. Khedr
Assiut University, Egypt
Title: Prevalence of Parkinson’s Disease in Egypt: a review of community-based survey
Biography
Biography: Eman M. Khedr
Abstract
There are few community-based studies of Parkinson’s disease (PD) from Arabic countries; 4 of them have been performed in Egypt. Such studies are more informative than hospital-based data in countries with a large rural population such as Egypt where people may not be able to come to hospital for treatment. Material and methods: A systematic search of Medline, and Global Health for original population-based studies on parkinson's disease was conducted. We found only 4 community-based studies that were done in different Egyptian governorates includig, Assiut, Al Kharga, Al Quseir and Qena..Results: Overall the recorded crude prevalence rate (CPR) of parkinson's disease in Egypt was varied in different governorates and ranged from 53 to 557/105 inhabitants (all ages) and the CPR of PD ranging from 213.15 to 2748/105 among the population aged > 40 or > 50 years. The crude incidence rate was ranging from 82-62/105 (all ages) with male to female ratio 4:1. The highest age-specific CPR was recorded among subjects > 75 years old. The CPR showed a tendency to be higher in males than females and industrial than non-industrial areas. There was a significantly higher CPR among illiterate than literate persons. About one quarter of patients had cognitive impairment (14.3- 22.3%). All cases had positive symptoms in at least one or more NMS Domains. Conclusion: The overall prevalence of PD disease is high in Nile valley governorates of Upper Egypt compared to other Arabic countries.